CELEBRATIONS will continue long into the night at Kendal Rugby Club after the first team today (Saturday) completed their unbeaten season in North Division One with a 43-0 drubbing of Sheffield Tigers and, away from home. the Second team won 17-0 at Vale
A TALE of three penalty-kicks ended with a vital 2-1 victory for Kendal Town over Matlock Town on Saturday, which will mean Premier Division football for the club next season. The first penalty came in the 28th minute when Carl Osman was pushed over
A CALL has been made for rare breeds to be prioritised in the Bluetongue vaccination programme after it emerged this area is seen as the lowest priority in the country. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published its provisional
CONSERVATIONISTS collected almost 14,000 items of litter from beaches across the North West as part of a major survey into the cleanliness of the country's coastline, reports Andy Madden. A Marine Conservation Society Beachwatch report claims that the
URGENT action is needed to protect the health of the UK's honey bees to safeguard the millions of pounds they generate for the rural economy - according to experts. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation
AS PROMISED last week, I return with more news of the Brewery Arts Centre season. There is a veritable feast of entertainment on the local horizon. On the music front, the Brewery Youth Jazz Orchestra play with Mercury Prize-winner Denys Baptiste, on
POLICE are appealing for information after a bag was stolen from a parked car in Kendal. A light brown leather rucksack was taken from a Peugeot 406 that had broken down on Castle Green Close. The theft occurred between Friday, April 18 and Saturday
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was kicked and stamped on in an attack by six men on Dowkers Lane, Kendal. The attack happened between 11.30 and 12.30pm on Saturday, March 29 near the Dowkers Lane Day Centre. It is alleged that
POLICE are appealing for information about a car that failed to stop after knocking another's wing mirror off on Natland Road, Kendal. The incident happened at 1.55pm on Monday, April 14 outside the Westmorland Veterinary Group. The vehicle is described
FOR those who fancy a homemade scone and cream tea treat check out this week's competition on the That Weekend Feeling videocast. The Gazette's TWF team were out and about filming at Artisan in Kendal, Booths' restaurant and speciality food store. And
DAMSON Day is underway at Low Farm in the Lythe Valley, featuring an array of stalls, products and entertainment in celebration of the humble fruit. There is the opportunity to taste and buy Damsons, as well as a plethora of chutneys, wines, jams,
IT'S party time at Kendal Rugby Club tomorrow (Saturday) as the newly-crowned North Division One champions parade their skills before the home fans for the last time this season. The title was won with a narrow victory at Altrincham Kersal last weekend
THREE points from their final home match of the season against Matlock Town today (3pm) looks a must for Kendal Town if they are to avoid a nerve-wracking close to the campaign away at Guiseley next weekend. Town cannot draw a line under their season
A NUMBER of businesses and schools have been honoured in the latest CBEC Awards. The competition is run by the Cumbria Business and Education Consortium and celebrates organisations that support the development of young people. Among the winners was
SIR Michael Stoute has not quite hit his stride with his Newmarket string yet, but Newbury's meeting today should see that change. LANG SHINING, who was all the range for the William Hill Lincoln before failing to make the cut, goes for a suitably rewarding
WINDEREMERE'S annual spring clean got underway today (Saturday, April 19) with a group of canoeists helping to trash trawl England's longest lake. The scheme sees up to 60 rubbish bags filled every year with all manner of debris, including road signs
BUS Replacement services are in operation on the West Coast Main Line between Lancaster and Carlisle this weekend because of engineering works. Trains from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness and Carlisle will start from Carnforth with a replacement bus
A SHUTTLE bus is being laid on to ferry people to today's annual Damson Day (April 19). The occasion is set to draw crowds of 2,000 to Low Farm in the Lyth Valley, where there will be stalls packed with produce made from the plump purple fruit. The
